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My name is Dee Defoe. As the Chair of Central Advisory, I have the honor of sitting on several committees. Those committees are as follows: Calendar Committee, Discipline Committee and Boundary Committee.

Today I wanted to share and report out my time on the boundary committee. As many of you may know, the boundary committee was tasked to vote on 6 proposals in relation to the redefining process. There was one proposal that affected the Central Area which was the Broward Estates Elementary and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Montessori Academy: consolidate Broward Estates with MLK and create an Early Learning Center at Broward Estates.

I am disappointed with the narrative that was given during the December 10th school board workshop meeting regarding this proposal. The narrative was that the Boundary Committee was in direct opposition of the community meeting held on September 17th at Dillard High, yet the community that attended the November 18th meeting at Broward Estates was not in favor of the proposal.

According to Section 3. Duties, Responsibilities, and Guidelines of Resolution No. 25-115; SBC (School Boundary Committee) members must attend the SBC orientation, and training meeting, three (3) regional meetings wherein all proposals for school attendance area boundaries shall be identified to the respective school communities; and finally a SBC deliberation meeting where the SBC shall vote on whether to recommend that The School Board should adopt each of the proposed changes. These 3 regional meetings referenced happened between November 18-20th and not September 17th which was a brainstorming meeting with community members.

I believe the boundary committee did the right thing and voted against the proposal to consolidate Broward Estates with MLK. The community that attended the November 18th meeting wants to remain at Broward Estates and welcomes the Early Learning Center on its campus.